what's happening @UofSC

The Pastides are celebrating their 10th holiday season in the President’s House, and
part of the house’s extensive decorations this year are 30 hand-painted ornaments
that celebrate some of the university’s milestone accomplishments of the past decade.

Palmetto State residents can expect the stability of the state's economy to continue
in 2018, according to University of South Carolina economists at the Darla Moore School
of Business. Their forecast was presented at the Annual Economic Outlook Conference.

South Carolina’s Department of Social Services works with families in some pretty
tough situations, but they don’t have to go it alone — thanks to support from USC’s
Center for Child and Family Studies.

The College of Education recently launched a new program aimed at increasing teacher
retention and success in the classroom by providing three additional years of support
to new teachers after graduation.

Thanks to a $5 million gift to the university from an anonymous donor, the country’s
oldest freestanding academic library is getting a needed renovation. Work is well
underway at the South Caroliniana, with all of the materials moved to the Thomas Cooper
Library and other sites around campus.

Joining the conversation

Ann Eisenberg’s “Bundy trial embodies everything dividing America” was published by UPI via The Conversation. An assistant professor in the School of law, Eisenberg’s research interests include
land use law, environmental decision making, criminal procedure and civil and human
rights.

Email Peggy Binette at peggy@mailbox.sc.edu if you are interested in sharing your work with a national audience.